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NYT's self-nominated Pulitzer winner

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by playthrough, Apr 17, 2012.

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  1. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    That's kind of how I read it. The Times certainly feels like it has multiple Pulitzer possibilities every year, and perhaps the editors weren't going to be inclined to nominate Gettleman. Now, does that mean he had no right to enter himself? Of course not. But I wonder if the editors knew at all when it happened. Just interesting inside-baseball stuff that only we'd care about.
     
    playthrough, Apr 17, 2012
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  2. Raiders

    Raiders Guest

    I know a film critic who used to nominate himself every year.
    I heard it cost $500 each year. Is that about right?
    And he wouldn't win any Congeniality Awards, either.
     
    Raiders, Apr 17, 2012
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  3. brandonsneed

    brandonsneed Member

    Who cares how he got nominated? Dude won a Pulitzer. So what if he nominated himself. I actually think it's pretty cool.

    I also think it'd actually be counterproductive to nominate yourself every year. But after a year you felt especially good about your work? Hell yeah, go for it. I don't see a thing wrong with that.
     
    brandonsneed, Apr 17, 2012
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  4. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    His own paper cared; the self-nominating detail was in its own story.

    Looks like it would get pricey to do it yourself over and over again.
     
    playthrough, Apr 17, 2012
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  5. Zeke12

    Zeke12 Guest

    Doesn't the editor who didn't nominate him kind of look like a douche, here?
     
    Zeke12, Apr 17, 2012
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  6. Editude

    Editude Active Member

    The foreign editor nominated Gettleman for a Polk award (which he won), but the masthead staff thought others were more deserving of Pulitzer consideration. In this case, the "bless your heart" is a little winky-winky (although Gettleman does not lack for confidence).
     
    Editude, Apr 17, 2012
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  7. JPsT

    JPsT Member

    Can't anyone want to win an award any more without everyone deciding they're a dick?

    Jones says he wishes he would've been nominated for a hugely prestigious award and people flip out as though he should be fist-pumping at home upon not seeing his name on the list.

    This guy has the balls to put himself up for a Pulitzer, wins the damn thing and people act as though he's a tool for doing something that was apparently within the rules of both the award and his publication.

    I'll say it. I like winning awards. I like seeing my work recognized.

    Are journalism awards trumped up? Are there too many? Absolutely. But the backlash that seems to have arisen from that is just as absurd.
     
    JPsT, Apr 17, 2012
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  8. Point of Order

    Point of Order Active Member

    Ask the guy's boss.
     
    Point of Order, Apr 17, 2012
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  9. Double Down

    Double Down Well-Known Member

    Pulitzers cost $50 to enter.
     
    Double Down, Apr 17, 2012
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  10. ringer

    ringer Active Member

    The foreign editor looks like a double douche because he announced that Gettleman nominated himself. If the editor was classy, he wouldn't have made that detail public.

    The NYT doesn't seem to care how it earned the victory anyway. It still flaunted Gettleman's achievement in a full-page ad congratulating all the Times-related winners.
     
    ringer, Apr 17, 2012
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  11. NatureBoy

    NatureBoy Member

    Exactly. The NYT isn't going to disown a Pulitzer just because the guy apparently broke protocol. And considering his editors didn't nominate him, so he nominated himself and won, I guess his editors didn't know best.
     
    NatureBoy, Apr 17, 2012
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  12. Raiders

    Raiders Guest

    Yeah. Now, how many NYT staffers nominate themselves next year?
     
    Raiders, Apr 18, 2012
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